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TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE Genealogy
Louis TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE was born
30 August 1760
in L'Assomption, Canada .
Louis TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE
was the child of
Joachim TELLIER
and
Marie-Madeleine DESMARAIS
and the grandchild of:
(paternal)
Joseph-Jacques TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and
Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU
(maternal)
François DESMARAIS and
Thérèse-Louise PASTOUREL
m. Janot Veronique
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Over time, Quebec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Quebec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Quebec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline MacDonald for providing this information.
Quebec - Did you know? An old farmer in a parish [in the province of Quebec] gave a good thrashing to a boy who had...Read MORE...The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 5, No. 19, Oct. - Dec., 1892, Lutins in the Province of Quebec
What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Canada from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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L'Assomption, Québec, Canada
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Birth 30 August 1760
L'Assomption, Québec, Canada
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